Wichita eagle., 1887-08-21
SAWYER.
One Of Pratt County's Good Towns

| one OF FRAU county GOOO TOWNS.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
We had the pleasure of visiting the city
of Sawyer on last Tuesday Sawyer Is a
good young town of some two or three
hundred inhabitants, situated In the south
east corner of Pratt county about one hun
dred miles west and fifteen south of Wich-
tia, on the Mulvane extension, which road
is pushing westward very rapidly.
The Santa Fe folks have built a very
handsome depot at Sawyer and are putting
down an immense well.
The people of Sawyer are very desir-
GUS of having the railroad company
run the tower some forty or
sixty feet high SO they can adopt system
of water works in their little city, and 1t
surely could be done with but little expense.
And right here we would just say, when
you want to go sightseeing take the Null
vane extension to Sawyer and then go south
| four miles to Johnson's Mills and there you
will behold something which Is very beau
ripping stream of Elm creek, and above all
the large irrigation ditch which belongs to
Mr. A. J. johnson and which constitutes
one of the finest water powers In any state.
The ditch is one and three quarters of
mile long and has fall OF so feet. At the
end of the race where the water is let
down to the running gears Of the large
grist mill there Is a large reservoir twenty
feet deep, cemented perfectly tight and a
large "a inch pipe running down almost
perpendicular, and when the water ia
tured on If 1t don't make things roar I'll
pay for lying. Mr.. A. j. Johnson is one of
the solid Sawyerites He has built three or
four good houses in Sawyer, among which
is a large flour exchange building.
He buys wheat at the exchange and
has teams haul 1t to the mill
four miles south and on the return of the
teams they are loaded with as fine flour as
is made In the state Except Wichita).
Miss Effie johnson, daughter of A. j.,
manages her fathers mill, keeps the books,
consequently she is young lady of ex-
traordinary ability.
The Santa Fe agent and myself are In
debted to Mr. and Mrs johnson for a very
pleasant drive out to the mill race and
among the canOns surely Mr.. Johnson's
place, four miles south of Sawyer will
Iax bo of ri
Sawyer Ike all other young Kansas towns
is made up of that class Of business men
who are ever ready to 60 into anything
that is for the upbuildiDg of their town
and community at large. Just notice the
peculiarly of people; LEI some Of the old
grays I'VE would call him back in some of
the old states) come out 10 Kansas and II
don't take many months breathing Of our
pure Kansas air until he makes up his
mind this Is no place for sleeping, and, If !
he ever expects to wake up now is the time
to wake up and get 10 work; and II he does
the citizens are ali glad to welcome him In
their midst AID II not he Is at once invited
to ernigrate back - some Of the |
old states, where he can sleep and slumber |
and only be moles,ed by the buzzIng Of the |
bee, the tickle Of the fy and the singing Of !
the long legged mosquito, and then Wal, !
until he Is called 10 go To that land whence I,
no mossbsck ever returns. Sawyer has
quite number Of good business men. /,
Among them are Messrs. Douglas & Tea
gle. who own a livery barn, and aside from |
thss deal largely In real estate Mr.. Doug
las Il a self made man and one with whom !
people Ike TO do business. They are soon /.
to add to their livery outfit
Sawyer has three grocery merchants.
Messrs. Clark, Weber and Jordoa. they |.
are ali doing very good business.
C. B. Burton Il engaged II the general 1
merchandise business and Il good NAE
for the town J II. X Gather hzs former
ly live. o. his farm two miles south q /
Sawyer, bq; r. low building . harness ard I
ssdderly store. and then We suppose be viii
move into towp.
G. W. Bockove- d consrnatog and hs.iI6-
er. and One who understand how 10 c,prs-
Ie.e wEs; be undertake.
Every merchant Ia SAWYER 10 suk.ry1t
e. to the daily EAGLE, and they ssy n b
well with nv sosl esPB"